SIGN OF THE TIMES – AT 11:58 A.M. ET:  It is remarkable to me that there are so few stories about the reality of life in Mexico.  What is wrong with the governance of that country?  It is an oil-exporting nation, it provides factory labor for major corporations, it has a large tourist trade.  Yet streams of Mexican people swarm across our borders looking for a decent life.  Will someone ask some tough questions?  Consider this mess.  From AP: 

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The U.S. Embassy in Mexico issued a security message Friday warning U.S. citizens to avoid the Pacific resort of Acapulco because of violence and protests.

In yet another blow to a coastal city once favored by U.S. movie stars and jet-setters in the 1950s and `60s, the embassy said its personnel "have been instructed to defer non-essential travel to Acapulco, by air or land," and added that it "cautions U.S. citizens to follow the same guidelines."

The alert noted that "protests and violent incidents continue in Guerrero state in response to the disappearance of 43 students there."

Demonstrators have blocked highways to Acapulco, hijacked buses and blockaded the city's airport to demand the government find the students who disappeared Sept. 26 in the nearby city of Iguala. Prosecutors say local police working for a drug gang probably turned the students over to gang members, who may have killed them and burned their bodies.

COMMENT:  That is awful, just awful.  It's occurring on our border.  Yet, have you seen any American news organization follow the story of those 43 students?  Is this political correctness gone crazy?  And how does it relate to our border security?  Journalists, get your pens out.

November 22, 2014